Carlos Ruiz

PHILADELPHIA Aaron Harang came into Thursday night's game lugging a career-worst eight-start losing streak, and the lumbering Phillies veteran had been every bit as bad as his record in that stretch indicated. Shelby Miller came in with a career-worst 12-start winless streak, and the Braves All-Star had pitched far better than his record in that span would indicate. One of those streaks continued, and those who've followed the Braves and Miller lately can probably guess which, even if you didn't watch. Eleven of 28 batters that Miller faced got hits, and the Phillies scored four runs in the fourth through sixth innings of a 4-1 win against the Braves to open a four-game...

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